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AT LAST COUNCIL LISTEN

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DIZZI

DIZZI Report 7 Mar 2013 12:26

AT LAST OUR COUNCIL ARE CUTTING THE TAX EXCEMTIONS FOR EMPTY HOMES AFTER A SURVEY
Empty homes: no Council Tax payable for the first month. A 50% charge will apply to month two, 75% charge for month three. The full charge will apply for the following 21 months
Long term empty: after two years of being empty, the Council Tax charge will increase to 150%
Uninhabitable or undergoing structural renovation: 50% charge will apply
Second homes: 100% charge will apply

Researching:
FINCH+LOCK+WEAVER+HALES+BROOKINGS+MANSFIELD+HOOK+TITCHENER and STEVEN & ISRAEL WEAVER c1735

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 7 Mar 2013 12:45

i think this is so abandoned properties can be climed by the councils
after the debts for unpaid council tax get to big
so its a con :-(

Researching:
the birth of Middlesbrough

DIZZI

DIZZI Report 7 Mar 2013 13:09

ITS NOT JOY,WE HAVE A LOT FOR EXAMPLE
NEW OFFICE BUILDINGS,EMPTY FOR YEARS YET
THEY KEEP BUILDING THEM

Researching:
FINCH+LOCK+WEAVER+HALES+BROOKINGS+MANSFIELD+HOOK+TITCHENER and STEVEN & ISRAEL WEAVER c1735

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 7 Mar 2013 13:13

One month free is too short - you have very little chance of selling a property empty because of death or transfering to a care home during that time.

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I am NOT an employee of GR, just a paying member. Any advice, guidance or suggestions offered is given in good faith.

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 7 Mar 2013 13:15

but dizzy your posts about housing not offices
i think 6 months would be a better option

as its not always easy to sell a house

Researching:
the birth of Middlesbrough

♥†۩ Carol Paine ۩†♥

♥†۩ Carol Paine ۩†♥ Report 8 Mar 2013 15:21

Good idea.

Down the road from me there is a caravan site, where they built some chalets, the owners of these & some static caravans, do not pay any council tax as they move out for 6 weeks a year.